Due in February 2017 - thread #9

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New thread - hope everyone finds this! I'll try and post the link in the old thread if it will let us go over 1,000 posts.

I'm planning to work to 39 weeks & I did with DS too so can't see why it would be an issue. DS was induced at 42 wks (I had him at 40+16) and was going crazy from wk 41 onwards. I'd genuinely rather go into labour at work than 'wait around' for 3 weeks at home.

I think it all depends on your health, work environment & temperament. I love work, and got bored on mat leave so for me it makes sense to keep working while I can. Also, Jan is fairly quiet at work & I can work from home/ take a few days holiday so
I'm not doing full weeks.

Having said that, if they tell me I'm going to be induced at 40wks then I will prob finish a week earlier just to make sure I'm well rested for the birth.

Mystery - this is my number 1, so no prior experience! But I am basically desk-based and non-public facing (we don't work directly with the public anyway in my role, but I guess what I mean is, not customer services or anything) so I don't think it'll be a problem in principle! I have no real world experience of what might happen, but I'd rather maximise maternity with the bub, if I can :)

Like ready also says - my role is also pretty quiet over Jan, and I've shortened my weeks up to mat leave by booking off some Fridays - so I won't be doing full 5 day weeks anyway.

My role involves dealing with people (a lot of people) all day and walking around 8km a day (used to be over 10km before they changed things for my pregnancy) plus a 4 hours commute to London.
I think it is really bringing me down but I am hoping I can cope for 6 more weeks

Evening all! Have reported the spammy fucker.

Oops early post! Was going to say I'm planning to work to 36+2, as I'm another one with a mega commute of about 2 hours each way.

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Ever I'd find that tough even if I weren't pregnant. Hang in there!

Commute sucks big time
I am so tired of people not giving up seats

kiki 4 day week would be amazing! Agree rather spend more time with baby. Hope your energy stays high and you don't crash like I seem to have.. Ever sounds tough, my commute is much shorter but still counting down the weeks to freedom!

ever it will fly in! So what date do you actually finish?

I finish up work 4 weeks on Thurs! 15th Dec 😃😃 I hate my job and it's all targets and stress so will finish at 31+4 using holidays and my actual mat leave starts on my due date! Just not a nice place to work and all change and stress.... plus you have a productivity target which is rubbish when have to pee all the time! Lol

I finish on the 23rd
2 weeks hols and mat leave starts 9th of Jan at 35 weeks
My job was nice for a while but after 4 years I am ready for a break!

Urgh I had the stupidity to ask a while ago why I missed out on a training course/qualification in work as they put a new guy who is a level below me & joined the business after me on it in Sept. Asked if it was pregnancy related/wanted justification. Boss made up a rubbish reason (forgot most likely) & after I mentioned it to a female manager I've been booked on it!
Been there Friday & today and I'm struggling, lecturer is full of anecdotes and not going over the answers so having to do homework & mock tests. Questions are designed to catch you out! Final part of course tomorrow & exam in the afternoon.
Hope the brain fog clears and I can get it over with!
6 weeks at work, a week off, then 2 weeks back for me before A/L & maternity....

I'm currently planning on going on maternity leave at 37+5, but we'll see. Given that I now have crutches for PGP and am spending this week (at least) working from home, I'm not sure that I won't be forced to go early.

Morning ladies.

I'm planning on going on maternity leave technically on the 03/01 (due 30/01). But we break up for the term on the 16/12 and the 03/01 I will work from home for one day. I only did that day so I would get the Xmas holidays paid for and not made to take it as maternity leave.

Is anyone else finding themselves breaking into a massive sweat all the time at the mo? It's GROSS! 😭

I finish work at 36 weeks I'm using 3 weeks holiday and then starting official mat leave at 39 weeks.
I work 12 hour night shifts as a nurse but managed to reduce my nights to 2 nights a week. I'm still struggling as its really hard going and I'm having to work a lot with agency staff.
My ds was born at 36 weeks the day I started mat leave! So hopefully I'll get sometime to rest this time

Ahhh Luna sounds exhausting. Keep counting the days!
Fenella I could fill a shot glass if I slept with it between my boobs
So much for the glowing, I get pretty stinky
Teabags night shifts sound so tiring

How much water are people drinking??? I usually drink a lot but these days I go to bed with a 1L bottle and finish it up before breakfast

God it's grim, isn't it? I spent 20 mins doing my hair this morning and it's already a frizzy, sweaty mess. I've been trying to drink less water as I can't cope with the constant needing the loo, but I've failed miserably so far!

I'm not drinking enough water which is causing some water retention. I'm going to try to drink more today as I've gained a kilo in water weight overnight (which has happened to me before). I can feel it in my legs...

I'm not drinking enough water... drinking anything but haha. Hate water on its own lol

A very big sweaty mess with massive hot flushes here fenella have them at work especially.

diva mine have just kicked in this week - a lovely start of the third trimester gift, it seems!